Manasseh is a rare boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Manasseh is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,636 for boy births in the United States (and #9,825 across all names), given to 22 babies. Manasseh was first reported in SSA data in 1974 and peaked in 2024 (30 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,636 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,754 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,555 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,149 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,474 |
| 2020 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,970 |
| 2019 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,906 |
| 2018 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,557 |
| 2017 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,415 |
| 2016 | 26 | 26 | — | #4,057 |
| 2015 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,199 |
| 2014 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,974 |
| 2013 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,826 |
| 2012 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,338 |
| 2011 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,582 |
| 2010 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,945 |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,680 |
| 2008 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,186 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,658 |
| 2006 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,623 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,930 |
| 2004 | 17 | 17 | — | #4,922 |
| 2003 | 16 | 16 | — | #4,960 |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,940 |
| 2001 | 19 | 19 | #16,943 | #5,309 |
| 2000 | 16 | 16 | — | #4,713 |
| 1999 | 11 | 11 | — | #5,903 |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | — | #5,697 |
| 1997 | 15 | — | — | #4,389 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | — | #8,593 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | — | #6,756 |
| 1994 | 10 | — | — | #5,733 |
| 1992 | 8 | — | — | #6,467 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | — | #7,876 |
| 1988 | 9 | — | — | #5,058 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | — | #5,516 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | — | #6,140 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | — | #5,700 |